New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-08
THE PRESIDENTS STUBBORNNESS
ExEMPLIFlED IN HIS APPOINTMENTS.
s. s. COx's NEW BOoK-cONGREssMAN MADoos
TRYING EXPERIENCE.

s. s. COxs NEW BOoK-CONGREssMAN MADOO's
TRYING EXPERIENCE.
| IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE 1RrRUNR.l
WASHINGTON jan. 7.-subbornness Is one OF the
characteristics OF tho President To recede from 9
position once taken acknowledge himself wrong 10
next to impossible to him. He has shown this In num-
Der OF instanors The OF Attorney Garland
Is perhaps the that attracted more attention
than any other Garland kept in place for no other
reason apparently than that tho President is unable to
summon moral courage enough to that he was mis-
AIKEN 10 his 1t Is and Is known to every
body except the Attorney General that the President
would bless the day upon which Mr.. Garland should
decide TO step down AMI But to ask HIM to resign
wond be tanamount to saying that he had erred In mis-
Judgment, and tho Attorney General Is permitted to
remaip. the practical exponent OF official propriey
under Democratic Administration Tho case OF
Eueeno Higgins Is another illustrating the Presi
dents stubborn qualities and which to infams
the imagination OF some OF his followers to point
where they pretend TO discover In Mr.. Cleveland
second Andrew Jackson Tho President knows. OF
that Higgins utterly unfit TO held position
under the Government but to recede and acknowledge
his error- Is not to be thought OF for The
case OF Recorder Matthews OF too recent date to
he recalled hero at length though 1t almost I'M.
heard Of thing the part OF President that no should
eend bacK nomination rejected by such decisive vote
as was that by which Matthews was rejected. and to
cap the climax the President accompanies the renomi'
u
announcement to the Senate that 1t Is all and that
he the President is incapable Of Yesterday. onco
more the President his ste bbornness In sending
10 tho Senate tho Of Judge Manning rs Minister 10
Mexico. It the las. day on which tue President
could In tho In accordance with tho re-
quirements OF tho Constitution This sh0 vs. at least
that he hestaed and struggled before he took this step
The appointment hsd proved so disastrous one, the
scandal raised by Mr. Mannngs conduct had been 90
great his undignied denial adding to instead OF mil
gazing the O1enco-tbat oven the President wavered
neoro his stubbornnoss asserted so again. and he sent
Mr.. Mannings name to the Senate. thereby protaimng
to the county thai 10 making this appointment no com
mtted OF Judgment have the best reasons FOL
believing that the President not only Ia In full
OF the facts concerning tho conduct OF Judge Manning
In Mexico bnt also that he believes what has been
charged against tho Minister and yet he sends tho
nomination 10 the Senate
Tho Diversions OF DIPLOMAT is the title OF new
book which s. s. Cox has nearly ready for the press.
aud which he expects TO publish next sprDg. wrote
good deal OF 1t before came home from Turkey. ana
have devoted the holiday vacation 10 IT,, said MT Cox
today. lie continued: OF course. will contain moth.
ng OF official nature II Is simply description OF
my life aud exprrcu In Constantnople ard among
Turks and Greeks on thr Island OF prinkpo where
spent the summer Ny steam aunchl Oh, yes; bought
eco one Tor $1,000 saving nearly bali or the nro
rrlation. nnmeL it Sunset which the Turks though,
extremely beautiful and Appropriate naire General
Wallace bought steam launch when he was at Cousan-
tiuOic but he DOES not understand ships ana nnvfa"
rs well ~ I do aud his launch used 10 how up about
every other day. superintendent the runuDg OF the
engine III, SELL and thus escaped accldents
Women are most perseverng creatures" remark oil
Congtes-man McAdOO today.
yes, tut wuat of ia"
We'll see, have been beset for sometime by nve
women, VINO want places In the public printing Office.
My seal III the dining room ut tue hotel was near door,
" tirhl into The other u
ing. as glanced up irUm my nnwsI spef SAW ave poke
bunueis beneath winch 1--WE pairs OF watched
me kteuly. Before finished ny breakfast became
Every tine RaLced that way. fput those
eyes nNed II took up my newspaper, fcIt that
tlr w. indignant,
not devote mvsef exclusively TO The bunr-s OF f"eing
when sent lOr glass OF MIX. know they we're say
ing 10 thrns,l Ives, VIII lao get enoughF and
when called Tor plate Of CAKES could ala OF hear
ueclarr iWulJ and severally that was tie most
eater they hal ever lucy were my hvo
applicants. aud tury had come early. The next m"rnne
their visit and experience were repeated, huu l
began t. he alarred fot That ny dgrstoU hal hrEuu
suffer already. aud know that II should tn complied
take breakfast under the nte OF thai battery uf
rrpruaC wouI soon hc victim OF ny sta
In forms And 40 hivr beat retreat;
found remote nom the door where can eat
NY breakfast iu 10 ,cc.